In my first through third years in the program, I was and Leonard and Elizabeth Eslick Endowed Assistant to the Leonard and Elisabeth Eslick Chair of Philosophy, John Greco. In that role, I assisted with the Templeton Project on the philosophy and theology of intellectual humility. Additionally, I supported his work as Editor of the American Philosophical Quarterly, and was Assistant Editor for the PhilPapers.org subcategory of Skepticism. (I am currently Leaf Editor for the PhilPapers.org category of Epistemic Injustice.)

Previously, I earned a Masters degree in philosophy from the University of Missouri-St. Louis (2012). My thesis, "Thomas Aquinas: Mind-Body Connection and the Afterlife" explores the relationship between Thomas Aquinas's psychology and his claims regarding the afterlife.

During my time at UMSL, I was Research and Teaching Assistant to Dr. Gualtiero Piccinini, with whom I created a course on Science and Religion under his grant from the College of Arts and Sciences. I assisted him in teaching that course when it was offered for the first time. Also at UMSL, I was the sole instructor for sections of Bioethics and Philosophy of Religion. Additionally, I have taught Introduction to Philosophy and Ethics at St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley and Southwestern Illinois College, respectively.